scrapper
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scrapper1
First recorded in 1640–50; scrap 1 + -er 1
Origin of scrapper2
Example Sentences
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In 1958, Mr. Rosenbaum tracked down and recorded in Indianapolis a musician named Scrapper Blackwell, whom he described as “one of the best and most influential blues guitarists of the 1920s and ’30s.”
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022
Theo Barrowclough, producer of BFI-backed film Scrapper, endorsed her view, saying working with Longley on their film set "proved to be a major coup".
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2022
Some 45 years after winning his first election to the county council of New Castle, Del., the Scranton Scrapper has earned a return to normal life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 2, 2015
Mr. Simic has you racing to Spotify to hear the blues songs he loves, from men and women like Walter Davis, Bertha Chippie Hill, Funny Papa Smith, Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2015
Peter couldn't help but admire Scrapper for his courage.
From The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
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